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of course, not everyone in boston is white. for instance, within months of their arrival in october of 1768, three british officers, probably drunk, had been discovered encouraging some african-american slaves in boston to attack their white masters. one of the drunk officers, captain john wilson, assured the black bostonian that the soldiers would come here to procure your freedom and with your help and assistance, we should be able to drive all the liberty boys to the devil. while the slaves he was talking to essentially -- ignored but that -- the soldiers' lives, but they were not in boston to free the slaves, several residents marched complaints, that captain wilson and his strong friends engaged in a conspiracy to foment slave rebellion. >> colonial life in british occupied boston, part of a holiday weekend now through monday morning on c-span 3's american history tv. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we are back with alan ota of "roll call" a senior writer for the publication. recently the postal service announced
of course, not everyone in boston is white. for instance, within months of their arrival in october of 1768, three british officers, probably drunk, had been discovered encouraging some african-american slaves in boston to attack their white masters. one of the drunk officers, captain john wilson, assured the black bostonian that the soldiers would come here to procure your freedom and with your help and assistance, we should be able to drive all the liberty boys to the devil. while the slaves...
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brian mooney is a reporter with "the boston globe." thank you free time. -- thank you for your time. up next, we'll speak with linda feldmann. then what the justice department regarding the voter rights. >> the day before the election, about 30 million people have already voted in 34 states and the district of columbia either by mail or in person. no votes will be counted until tomorrow. a bookie in britain is paying out even before the presidential race is over. the largest bookmaker in britain has decided that president obama has already won the election and is having never cash to those who have placed bets on him. the odds were not terribly attractive. the firm may just be cutting its losses. well over half a million dollars out bill.ale biayoout mitt romney has events in florida, virginia, and hampshire. c-span is covering both candidates. our live coverage begins at 8:00 p.m. eastern tomorrow. [video clip] >> in terms of the engagement, the chairman spent the night at the agency. our public safety person did the same. we are enga
brian mooney is a reporter with "the boston globe." thank you free time. -- thank you for your time. up next, we'll speak with linda feldmann. then what the justice department regarding the voter rights. >> the day before the election, about 30 million people have already voted in 34 states and the district of columbia either by mail or in person. no votes will be counted until tomorrow. a bookie in britain is paying out even before the presidential race is over. the largest...
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are several federal judges, including famously an appeals court judge to sit on the appeals court in boston. he is from portland and have been backed by both republican senators. he was part of what they call thurmond's rule. >> thurmond-leahy rule. >> angus king, from maine, claiming the party alignment is up for grabs. his initial request is he would align with whatever party agreed to push for essentially doing away with the current filibuster rules. harry reid made clear he is not willing to go that far. i know still think angus king will align with a democrat. he endorsed obama. >> and he said yesterday he had conversations with him in the past 24 hours. >> and a phone call with bob corker. the point being that this is the kind of thing that i think a lot of freshmen -- king most vocal among them, they will come to the senate and say let us not spend our first months of this silliness of gratuitous filibuster and blocking a holding everything. let's clear out the underbrush. like you are speaking about, who none of us ever heard of. these are assistant secretaries that one or two senat
are several federal judges, including famously an appeals court judge to sit on the appeals court in boston. he is from portland and have been backed by both republican senators. he was part of what they call thurmond's rule. >> thurmond-leahy rule. >> angus king, from maine, claiming the party alignment is up for grabs. his initial request is he would align with whatever party agreed to push for essentially doing away with the current filibuster rules. harry reid made clear he is...
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msnbc's chris jansing is outside headquarters in boston. it's eerie how quiet it is. there's nothing going on behind you. that's not the way they thought this was going to be the morning after the election. >> to say the least. and you mentioned mitt romney had spent almost seven years for president. it was over in about five minutes. a short of gracious concession speech. but that was preceded, chuck, by 90 of what were thought to be bizarre minutes where the media called for barack obama. and some for mitt romney said they would contest it there. at one point ryan got in his van and returned to the hotel. there was a question even when they said he was coming over here to make remarks whether it would be a concession speech. about an hour and a half after the networks called it, the mitt romney did call the president and then came into this ballroom for what i said was a very brief and very gracious final comment. so after one of the most -- the most expensive presidential race in history and one of the most acrimonious, mitt romney called for unity. >> the nation a
msnbc's chris jansing is outside headquarters in boston. it's eerie how quiet it is. there's nothing going on behind you. that's not the way they thought this was going to be the morning after the election. >> to say the least. and you mentioned mitt romney had spent almost seven years for president. it was over in about five minutes. a short of gracious concession speech. but that was preceded, chuck, by 90 of what were thought to be bizarre minutes where the media called for barack...
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are several federal judges, including famously an appeals court judge to sit on the appeals court in boston. he is from portland and have been backed by both republican senators. he was part of what they call thurmond's rule. >> thurmond-leahy rule. >> angus king, from maine, claiming the party alignment is up for grabs. his initial request is he would align with whatever party agreed to push for essentially doing away with the current filibuster rules. harry reid made clear he is not willing to go that far. i know still think angus king will align with a democrat. he endorsed obama. >> and he said yesterday he had conversations with him in the past 24 hours. >> and a phone call with bob corker. the point being that this is the kind of thing that i think a lot of freshmen -- king most vocal among them, they will come to the senate and say let us not spend our first months of this silliness of gratuitous filibuster and blocking a holding everything. let's clear out the underbrush. like you are speaking about, who none of us ever heard of. these are assistant secretaries that one or two senat
are several federal judges, including famously an appeals court judge to sit on the appeals court in boston. he is from portland and have been backed by both republican senators. he was part of what they call thurmond's rule. >> thurmond-leahy rule. >> angus king, from maine, claiming the party alignment is up for grabs. his initial request is he would align with whatever party agreed to push for essentially doing away with the current filibuster rules. harry reid made clear he is...
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live coverage of president obama in chicago and mitt romney in boston. and your reaction, by phone, e- mail, facebook and twitter. look for live coverage beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern. "washington journal" continues. joining us is fred sainz, of the human rights campaign. why is the same sex ballot important? guest: marriage equality has never won at the ballot box. we have four races across the country. we stand a good chance for marriage equality to really be a firm -- affirmed by voters and our country for the first time in history. as a very important one for committed and loving gay and lesbian couples across the country that want nothing more than the freedom to marry. host: what states are involved? guest: the state of washington, maryland and maine. and in minnesota we are fighting a constitutional amendment that would prohibit marriage equality. legislature is in both of those states, they passed a law into effect, and catholic governors in both of those states signed those bills, both of those states have laws that allow citizens to go and ref
live coverage of president obama in chicago and mitt romney in boston. and your reaction, by phone, e- mail, facebook and twitter. look for live coverage beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern. "washington journal" continues. joining us is fred sainz, of the human rights campaign. why is the same sex ballot important? guest: marriage equality has never won at the ballot box. we have four races across the country. we stand a good chance for marriage equality to really be a firm -- affirmed by...
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c-span with president obama from his headquarters in chicago and mitt romney from his headquarters in boston. victory in concession speeches from across the country. throughout the fight, your reaction. live coverage starts at 8:00 eastern on c-span, c-span radio, and that's c-span.org find out it's a. the balance of power in congress our guest is greg g irk roux, politics reporter for bloomberg news. and at 8:30, we'll be
c-span with president obama from his headquarters in chicago and mitt romney from his headquarters in boston. victory in concession speeches from across the country. throughout the fight, your reaction. live coverage starts at 8:00 eastern on c-span, c-span radio, and that's c-span.org find out it's a. the balance of power in congress our guest is greg g irk roux, politics reporter for bloomberg news. and at 8:30, we'll be
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. >> live coverage of president obama from chicago and mitt romney in boston. plus yuri actions by phone, e- mail, facebook and twitter. >> be sure to visit the newly revised campaign 2012 web site. it has the latest events from the presidential campaign trail. you can see what the candidates and other viewers are saying about the presidential race. this is at c-span.org/camp aign2012. joining us from florida is representative debbie washerman schulz, and the chair of the democratic national committee. thank you for being with us. >> joining us is a reporter for politico. thank you for being with us. let me begin by asking about florida. he said the president will win your state. breakdown the demographics of florida. where will the president do well and mitt romney? howlet's just talk about a to early voting has been going. you do that combined with the absentee voting. going into early voting, we cut the absentee ballots by 85%. going in they had about 36,000 ballots when normally they have more than two wondered thousand ballots more than us. when early voti
. >> live coverage of president obama from chicago and mitt romney in boston. plus yuri actions by phone, e- mail, facebook and twitter. >> be sure to visit the newly revised campaign 2012 web site. it has the latest events from the presidential campaign trail. you can see what the candidates and other viewers are saying about the presidential race. this is at c-span.org/camp aign2012. joining us from florida is representative debbie washerman schulz, and the chair of the democratic...
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maybe an inch around new haven to hartford, boston towards the cape, again, just a little coating for you. the rest of the country, the big chill continues. temperatures aren't as bad as yesterday. especially around fargo and minneapolis. but windchills in the teens cover a good chunk of the country this morning. and it's chilly all the way down to dallas with 35 as your windchill. it's cold in the midwest but dry and sunny. we've got rain sliding through louisiana, mississippi and alabama. but that storm on the east coast will be gone by tomorrow. and everyone clears out. then we focus our attention to a big storm for the west coast. >> all right, bill, thanks. >>> well, just ahead, another "two and a half men" calamity and brad pitt defends his chanel ad. >>> plus, the celebrity reviews are in for lindsay lohan's elizabeth taylor. bill says they were great. the reviews, not so much. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. arts with adding a friend... ♪ ♪ ...could end with adding a close friend. ♪ the lexus december to remember sales event is on, offering some of our best values
maybe an inch around new haven to hartford, boston towards the cape, again, just a little coating for you. the rest of the country, the big chill continues. temperatures aren't as bad as yesterday. especially around fargo and minneapolis. but windchills in the teens cover a good chunk of the country this morning. and it's chilly all the way down to dallas with 35 as your windchill. it's cold in the midwest but dry and sunny. we've got rain sliding through louisiana, mississippi and alabama. but...
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mitt romney addressed supporters in boston last night after speaking with president obama. thank you so very much. thank you. thank you. thank you. i have just called president obama to congratulate him on his victory. his supporters and his campaign also deserve congratulations. i wish all of them well, but particularly the president, the first lady, and their daughters. this is a time of great challenges for america. i pray the president will be successful in guiding our nation. [applause] i want to thank paul ryan for all he has done for our campaign. [applause] and for our country. besides my wife, hit paul is the best choice i have ever made. and i trust that his intellect and his hard work, and his commitment to principle, will continue to contribute to the good of our nation. i also want to thank ann, the love of my life. she would have been a wonderful first lady. [applause] she has been that and more to me and to our family, and to the many people she has touched with her compassion and care. i thank my sons for their tireless work on the behalf of the campaign, an
mitt romney addressed supporters in boston last night after speaking with president obama. thank you so very much. thank you. thank you. thank you. i have just called president obama to congratulate him on his victory. his supporters and his campaign also deserve congratulations. i wish all of them well, but particularly the president, the first lady, and their daughters. this is a time of great challenges for america. i pray the president will be successful in guiding our nation. [applause] i...
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. >> this is a 2-year-old, a child of a viewer up in boston. they sent us this video. >> watching "closing bell." >> it occurs to me, only a 2-year-old could this happy about the fiscal cliff. >> that's charlie. we're told he's a big fan of "closing bell." his father greg told us he watches us every day. we made that animation months ago to raise awareness of what the fiscal cliff meant. i know you've seen this animation a lot on our program. >> and you know i have the same response every day. >> it brings joy to that young boy. so those people who wrote in and said, hey, we hate that video, somebody likes it. >> way to go, charlie. >> look how cute charlie is. >> wait until he gets his first paycheck when he grows up with all the taxes taken out. then we'll see if he likes the fiscal cliff. >> i was just going to say that. unfortunately, one of the big upsets about this fiscal cliff and the $16 trillion debt is the taxes and what we're leaving to our kids and grand kids. i hate to pour cold water on this, bill. poor charlie. >>> all right. we
. >> this is a 2-year-old, a child of a viewer up in boston. they sent us this video. >> watching "closing bell." >> it occurs to me, only a 2-year-old could this happy about the fiscal cliff. >> that's charlie. we're told he's a big fan of "closing bell." his father greg told us he watches us every day. we made that animation months ago to raise awareness of what the fiscal cliff meant. i know you've seen this animation a lot on our program. >>...
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this is an ap story out of boston were the brahney/ryan campaign ended up last night. it says paul ryan will return to the house and resumed his role as budget committee chairman. we want to get your reaction to election 2012. our first call is from barbara in hudson, florida. you are calling on the independent line. for whom did you vote? caller: i voted for obama. at women's rights is a very big thing for me. also, medicare, been age 41 and disabled and also a rape victim -- a rape survivor, i should say. i believe obama has the best thing. i was going for mitt romney at first, but when he brought up the issue is about women's rights, and also with medicare and making a voucher program, and also social security, that is where i went toward obama this year. host: that was barbara in hudson, florida. next is mark from brownsville, texas on the republican line. you are on c-span. of what is your reaction to yesterday's election? disappointed in the way the election happen. i voted for mr. romney. i feel that because of the way the election has come out, america has turn
this is an ap story out of boston were the brahney/ryan campaign ended up last night. it says paul ryan will return to the house and resumed his role as budget committee chairman. we want to get your reaction to election 2012. our first call is from barbara in hudson, florida. you are calling on the independent line. for whom did you vote? caller: i voted for obama. at women's rights is a very big thing for me. also, medicare, been age 41 and disabled and also a rape victim -- a rape survivor,...
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when he spoke boston at the john kerry nominating convention at the democratic party, that was the red states blue states united states speech, and this is the closest i've ever heard him give to something that was like that. it started with very big ideas, mentioning the idea of america being colonies freed from britain in the very first line. being very conciliatory in terms of the bigness of the contest that he's just been through. thanking every american who participated in this election whether you had an obama sign or a romney sign. talking aboutto contact mitt romney looks forward to sitting down with him. applauding mitt romney's public service, mentioning his parents by name and talking about that family's tradition of public service and how that is something to be applauded. said these arguments that we have are a mark of our liberty. we want the same things for our kids and for our country. we want to be safe and respected and if we want our country to be safe and respected and admired around the world. notably the president mentioning tonight in a pointed way the destructiv
when he spoke boston at the john kerry nominating convention at the democratic party, that was the red states blue states united states speech, and this is the closest i've ever heard him give to something that was like that. it started with very big ideas, mentioning the idea of america being colonies freed from britain in the very first line. being very conciliatory in terms of the bigness of the contest that he's just been through. thanking every american who participated in this election...
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seth carney works boston area renaissance fairs, haunted houses, he tells bones, skulls, and other ma could be items. for more, watch "your business" sunday mornings at 7:30 on msnbc. [ male announcer ] eligible for medicare? that's a good thing, but it doesn't cover everything. only about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they help save you up to thousands in out-of-pocket costs. call today to request a free decision guide. with these types of plans, you'll be able to visit any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients... plus, there are no networks, and you'll never need a referral to see a specialist. join the millions who have already enrolled in the only medicare supplement insurance plans endorsed by aarp... and provided by unitedhealthcare insurance company, which has over 30 years of experience behind it. with all the good years ahead, look for the experience and commitment to go the distance w
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we will have coverage of president obama in chicago and mitt romney in boston. plus your reaction there of the night. >> joe biden and his wife held a campaign rally. virginia has 13 electorial boats. >> hello. it is so nice to be here in virginia. i feel right at home. i am here teaching full time. i feel right at home. i came here today because i want to thank all of you. you have done so much for us and our campaign. we really do have the best team. we have you. you will take this forward tomorrow. i would like to introduce my husband, our vice president, joe biden. >> how are you? i am joe biden. husband.l's i tell you what. i have been to lots of rallies this campaign. i have not had an order like this behind me. these are three of the finest leaders in the united states of america, all three of them. i mean it. this warner guy is so popular we are just hanging onto his coat. kaine worries me. everybody likes him. i have been in the senate a long time. i have a reputation for saying exactly what i think. let me tell you what i think. this is one stand up ma
we will have coverage of president obama in chicago and mitt romney in boston. plus your reaction there of the night. >> joe biden and his wife held a campaign rally. virginia has 13 electorial boats. >> hello. it is so nice to be here in virginia. i feel right at home. i am here teaching full time. i feel right at home. i came here today because i want to thank all of you. you have done so much for us and our campaign. we really do have the best team. we have you. you will take...
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after a late night for both him and for mitt ro now, nbc's chris jansing is livefor us at the romneyrsn boston, but begin with msnbc political analyst jonathan alter live atoéchicago. and jo a huge night for the president. monumental, as we heard in his sp but hho memory and reflection remember this very long campaign? >> well you know this was a validation o stood for over really the last 75 the country was at a fork in the road, thomas. and if president obama had been defeated much of what he accolishedir;ç been repealed and the country would have moved sharply to the right. it's not going to go to the left election defended the center. so we'll get to work on some probing, proble center stg of the party setting the course. >> jonathan did the president's speech did it set what we can expect in terms Ñ getting back to wo did it make the broad gestures nd what america wants to see when it comes to our elected leaders and people crossing the washington, d.c.? >> yeah i t speech did have a generosity of spirit as did mitt's. mitch mcconnell's sq5tatement was very dispeptic, beyond feisty alm
after a late night for both him and for mitt ro now, nbc's chris jansing is livefor us at the romneyrsn boston, but begin with msnbc political analyst jonathan alter live atoéchicago. and jo a huge night for the president. monumental, as we heard in his sp but hho memory and reflection remember this very long campaign? >> well you know this was a validation o stood for over really the last 75 the country was at a fork in the road, thomas. and if president obama had been defeated much of...
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in this case, their boston headquarters. wrap your head around that. karl rove whose failure to win victories at the helm of the cross roads had this defense on tuesday. >> he succeeded by suppressing the vote, by saying to people, you play not like who i am and i know you can't bring yourself to vote for me, but i'm going to paint this other guy as simply a rich guy who only cares about himself. >> remember the team romney and the republicans outspent team obama the democrats in the last three months of this campaign. actually in the entire campaign. >>> while president obama is already getting knee deposition in the second term issue, the fiscal cliff, he also had some house keeping to do in his cabin cabinet, mainly replacing a handful of high profile secretaries, including hillary clinton, tg, tim geithner, leon panetta. they're all expected to leave sometime in the next few months, possibly, even before the end of the year. secretary of state hillary clinton repeatedly said she's on her way out. >> i want to then take some time to get reconnected
in this case, their boston headquarters. wrap your head around that. karl rove whose failure to win victories at the helm of the cross roads had this defense on tuesday. >> he succeeded by suppressing the vote, by saying to people, you play not like who i am and i know you can't bring yourself to vote for me, but i'm going to paint this other guy as simply a rich guy who only cares about himself. >> remember the team romney and the republicans outspent team obama the democrats in...
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not everyone in boston is white. for instance, within a month of their arrival, three british officers, probably drunk, had been encouraged discovering -- discovered encouraging african americans to attack their wife. they assured these black and estonians that the soldiers were come here to procure your freedom and that with your help, we should be able to drive all boys to the devil. while the slaves he was talking to sensibly ignored these drunken allies -- the british army is not in boston to free the slaves. several white residents launched complaints that the captain and his friends had engaged in a dangerous conspiracy to foment a slave rebellion. >> colonial life in boston, part of a holiday weekend on american history tv. coming up next, we will talk about career opportunities for baby boomers. you will hear from mark friedman, author of "the big shift." he talks about the need for battle social -- better social programs and savings plans for people 50 years and older. this is about 45 minutes. >> good eveni
not everyone in boston is white. for instance, within a month of their arrival, three british officers, probably drunk, had been encouraged discovering -- discovered encouraging african americans to attack their wife. they assured these black and estonians that the soldiers were come here to procure your freedom and that with your help, we should be able to drive all boys to the devil. while the slaves he was talking to sensibly ignored these drunken allies -- the british army is not in boston...
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we see this headline in "the boston globe." what advice did you have for this fellow independent? guest: we have spoken a couple of times recently. essentially what he asked me about it is what is a like to function within the democratic caucus. the democratic leadership have treated me with fairness. they have not discriminated against me. i am an independent. senator reid has been responsive to the needs of vermont. i'm glad he is joining the caucus. host: does it give the independent voice any more sway? guest: i think it does. he won as an independent. host: environment, public works are among the committee's senators sanders sits on. he was the mayor of burlington. gloria from texas. caller: good morning. can used to that chart that you showed earlier about what they would be paying in taxes? host: we will get the ready for you. did it concern you? caller: everybody is talking out devastating it will be to go over the cliff. people making under $20,000, $7.50 a week. there is only $270 a week. i didn't think the country will be devastated if those tax rates become effective.
we see this headline in "the boston globe." what advice did you have for this fellow independent? guest: we have spoken a couple of times recently. essentially what he asked me about it is what is a like to function within the democratic caucus. the democratic leadership have treated me with fairness. they have not discriminated against me. i am an independent. senator reid has been responsive to the needs of vermont. i'm glad he is joining the caucus. host: does it give the...
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devotion to the boston red sox is so total that it has corrupted all of your values, all of your ability toee things straight and, secondly, that i can actually get through three hours with you without to totally destroying my own career. thank you. it's a miracle. >> it is indeed way too early. "the daily rundown" with chuck todd. >>> with a second term on the horizon president obama will face the white house press corps for the first time in months. take a guess at what's topping our list of questions. we'll have a lot of stuff on there, the latest twists and turns involving the scandal embroiling the most prominent military figures. reaction to that and, of course, the fiscal cliff facing us all. we'll have senator patti murray to preview that. who will lead the democrats to a larger majority for 2013. plus, exit strategy one week after election day. what do voters' thoughts and some key questions tell us where the two parties are about where the country is moving on some serious policy issues? we'll show you the not so obvious differences between the swing states and the national ave
devotion to the boston red sox is so total that it has corrupted all of your values, all of your ability toee things straight and, secondly, that i can actually get through three hours with you without to totally destroying my own career. thank you. it's a miracle. >> it is indeed way too early. "the daily rundown" with chuck todd. >>> with a second term on the horizon president obama will face the white house press corps for the first time in months. take a guess at...
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a campaign event in boston for his speech. two last minute additions to the romney schedule. let's go to rhode island. what do you expect tomorrow? caller: i expect obama to win. i'm going to vote for him. i voted for him in 2008. i feel obama has done a lot with no support. and the american people need to realize that. it's going to take more than four years for a president to turn this country around. this country -- they need to look back at the policies from the past republican president which was bush. and when obama came into office this country was in disarray. so obama has done a lot i feel within the first four years. he makes mistakes all presidents do but at the end of the day obama has promised things he actually come through with. and i feel that this election is going to be a lot closer than it was in 2008. i feel that obama, a lot of people are not giving him credit for the job that he's done. and he can do a lot more if people will give him four more years. host: over the last couple of days we have gathered leading journalists on politics with this question,
a campaign event in boston for his speech. two last minute additions to the romney schedule. let's go to rhode island. what do you expect tomorrow? caller: i expect obama to win. i'm going to vote for him. i voted for him in 2008. i feel obama has done a lot with no support. and the american people need to realize that. it's going to take more than four years for a president to turn this country around. this country -- they need to look back at the policies from the past republican president...
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. >> and in a brief speech notable for its civility, governor romney called for unity in boston. >> at a time like this we can't risk partisan bickering and political posturing. our leaders have to reach across the aisle to do the people's work and we citizens have to rise to the occasion. >> but will they? can the two sides come together? plus, more women entered the all men's club. mostly men's club. >> you've elected first woman senate from the state of massachusetts. >> a record-setting number of women senators. in new hampshire, the governor, both senators, and the house members, now all women. and they're still counting votes in florida. not again. nine days after sandy's, the east coast is getting another had hit, a powerful nor'easter, threatening to cause new flooding and power outages in the same areas battered by the hurricane. good day. i'm andrea mitchell, the day after, live in new york. what many expected to be a close contest ended as a resounding electoral college win for president obama. after a hard-fought race spanning two years, so what should we now expect from a
. >> and in a brief speech notable for its civility, governor romney called for unity in boston. >> at a time like this we can't risk partisan bickering and political posturing. our leaders have to reach across the aisle to do the people's work and we citizens have to rise to the occasion. >> but will they? can the two sides come together? plus, more women entered the all men's club. mostly men's club. >> you've elected first woman senate from the state of massachusetts....
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this was more like the barack obama that we were introduced to at that boston convention in 2004 in the very somber very young president-elect we were introduced to in grant park. i loved it. it is hard for me to put it into context. no one has in the modern era, has ever been reelected with an economy this soft or even close to this soft. it is really remarkable. he health off any primary challenge from his own party. job one for an incumbent president. then he made the case in the most difficult environment you can imagine. the guy, i know barack means blessed and maybe he is. his first weeks in office there was economic collapse. his last weeks there was a hurricane. and in between he didn't have very many easy days. >> the way he handled it was. had he handled it the way president bush handled katrina, he would be expresident. in his campaign and in fema, he seems to have that team. the campaign staff having been an old staffer, this is an even more difficult impressive win than 2008. >> yes. that economy was so -- >> the final six months of 2008, he lost 3.74 million joks. time mon
this was more like the barack obama that we were introduced to at that boston convention in 2004 in the very somber very young president-elect we were introduced to in grant park. i loved it. it is hard for me to put it into context. no one has in the modern era, has ever been reelected with an economy this soft or even close to this soft. it is really remarkable. he health off any primary challenge from his own party. job one for an incumbent president. then he made the case in the most...
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two rallies today before returning to boston. this is from last night. ♪ [cheers and applause] >> thank you so very much. thank you. [cheers and applause] thank you. thank you. [cheers and applause] [crowd chanting, "usa, usa, usa"] >> now that, that is quite a welcome. thanks. let me, first of all -- [cheers and applause] thank you. thank you. thank you to kid rock. that was fabulous. and let me introduce you to the next first lady of the united states, ann romney. [cheers and applause] >> thank you, new hampshire. and i have to say thank you to kid rock. let me tell you, we are kids of detroit, kid rock and i are. that has been our theme song. it has been a long journey. it started in new hampshire 1.5 years ago. our hearts are full, and what we have learned by going on the trail is that we have seen the america that you all love, that we all love. we fear it is in danger, that it is slipping away from us. i love this country. i never loved hearing the voices -- i love the people i have seen, buit more than anything, i have l
two rallies today before returning to boston. this is from last night. ♪ [cheers and applause] >> thank you so very much. thank you. [cheers and applause] thank you. thank you. [cheers and applause] [crowd chanting, "usa, usa, usa"] >> now that, that is quite a welcome. thanks. let me, first of all -- [cheers and applause] thank you. thank you. thank you to kid rock. that was fabulous. and let me introduce you to the next first lady of the united states, ann romney....
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big part of the northeast right now from philly to boston, we've got live pictures as i mentioned on the left, top of the rock where we are right now. normally seeing the entire new york city skyline. you can't see a thing. on the right side, that's point pleasant, new jersey. we know that's one of the communities still= dealing wit tremenus damage as a result of hurricane sandy. the nor'easter is expected to hit full force tonight. more than 600,000 people are right now still without power and the storm could cause even more outages. plow crews are on stand by. flights in and out of airports in the northeast being nceled. forecasters expect high winds, heavy rain and snow and eight to 12-foot waves along the coast. incredible. >>> and back to toll picks and article says republicans are facing a crisis. the country's growing less white and the coalition more white. republican jonathan, democrat chris and real clear politics erin mcpike will join me next. plus, today's gut check. here it is for you to answer today. a lot of you on twit we are the thoughts. just explod÷e. do you th
big part of the northeast right now from philly to boston, we've got live pictures as i mentioned on the left, top of the rock where we are right now. normally seeing the entire new york city skyline. you can't see a thing. on the right side, that's point pleasant, new jersey. we know that's one of the communities still= dealing wit tremenus damage as a result of hurricane sandy. the nor'easter is expected to hit full force tonight. more than 600,000 people are right now still without power...
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of course, not everyone in boston is white. within a month of their arrival, three british officers are discovered encouraging african american slaves in boston to attack their white masters. one of those drunken officers assured the black bostonians that the soldiers had come to procure their freedom. with their help, they should be able to drive the liberty boys to the devil. the british army is not in boston to free the slaves. several white residents lodge complaints. captain wilson and his friends had engaged in a dangerous act to foment slave dissatisfaction. >> a discussion on how veterans are treated when returning from war. we will hear from: paul and general stanley mcchrystal, former commander of troops in -- colon powell and general stanley mcchrystal. this is about an hour-and-a- half. [applause] >> thank you for being here. this is a marvelous idea. there is an appetite in america for big ideas that unite us. >> a larger idea that we should all be thinking about is how we treat our returning veterans from the two
of course, not everyone in boston is white. within a month of their arrival, three british officers are discovered encouraging african american slaves in boston to attack their white masters. one of those drunken officers assured the black bostonians that the soldiers had come to procure their freedom. with their help, they should be able to drive the liberty boys to the devil. the british army is not in boston to free the slaves. several white residents lodge complaints. captain wilson and his...
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mitt romney of course give a concession speech last night in boston. years a portion. [video clip] >> i believe in america. i believe in the people of america. [applause] and i ran for office because i am concerned about america. this election is over, but our principles and door. i believe that the principles upon which this nation was founded are the only sure guide to a resurging economy and renew greatness. like so many of you, paul and i have left everything on the field, we have given our all to this campaign. [applause] i so wish that i had been able to fulfill your hopes to lead the country in a different direction, but the nation chose another leader. so ann and i join with you to pray for him in leading this country. you guys are the best. thank you so much. a thank you. thank you, guys. host: and as we continue to take your calls on c-span this morning we will go to henry on our line for democrats in michigan. good morning to you. caller: good morning. you know, this is a glorious morning. and i feel really sorry for the lady in florida. and that guy in new
mitt romney of course give a concession speech last night in boston. years a portion. [video clip] >> i believe in america. i believe in the people of america. [applause] and i ran for office because i am concerned about america. this election is over, but our principles and door. i believe that the principles upon which this nation was founded are the only sure guide to a resurging economy and renew greatness. like so many of you, paul and i have left everything on the field, we have...
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we go to mitt romney headquarters in boston. we have been expecting him to concede the race, but so far, he has not. why? >> a good question. there has been no concession, no communication we know of between the romney campaign and the obama campaign. mitt romney said, earlier today, that he had only written a victory speech. we do not know if that is what is holding him up. we are expecting him within the next half hour or so. >> the popular vote is going back and forth. the latest report of the associated press has the -- it has. the big difference is in the -- it has 49% and 49%. the big difference is in the electoral college. >> without a lively crowd in the early part of the night -- there was not much to be excited about fahrenheit -- excited about. you had fox news on tv, calling the race for barack obama. people were dispirited. then you had karl rove and some of the analysts on fox reporting that the romney campaign was not conceding. the crowd got lively at that point. there does seem to be a realization, as pretty muc
we go to mitt romney headquarters in boston. we have been expecting him to concede the race, but so far, he has not. why? >> a good question. there has been no concession, no communication we know of between the romney campaign and the obama campaign. mitt romney said, earlier today, that he had only written a victory speech. we do not know if that is what is holding him up. we are expecting him within the next half hour or so. >> the popular vote is going back and forth. the latest...
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[laughter] guest: right now with of the boston does is something like he said. -- but the filibuster does is something like you said. a call the pathway to -- host: the pathway to 60 includes an independent from the state of maine who has not said what party he will caucus with. guest: i think it is a good bet he will sit with the democrats. one of our reporters spoke to harry reid, and he called angus who i do not think will stay for awhile. the republicans went after anxious -- angus king and the democrats did not endorse. they attack the republicans, but they did not endorse. i think basically harry reid is confident he will be sitting on their side of the aisle. host: mike, new york, democratic caller. caller: i wanted to focus in on three things i believe the democrats as well as the republicans should do that would move lower country forward. let's start with the republicans -- our country forward. let's start with the republicans. i was there with the perspective of not being mean-spirited. we know it is not going to happen 100%. the republicans think they have good ideas in t
[laughter] guest: right now with of the boston does is something like he said. -- but the filibuster does is something like you said. a call the pathway to -- host: the pathway to 60 includes an independent from the state of maine who has not said what party he will caucus with. guest: i think it is a good bet he will sit with the democrats. one of our reporters spoke to harry reid, and he called angus who i do not think will stay for awhile. the republicans went after anxious -- angus king and...
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now here in boston, they will watch closely the early returns, some of the key states, particularly from virginia. the polls close there in less than an hour, folks here will be watching closely to see how the governor is doing. if he's doing well, then they're confident here they may have a good night.k live in boston, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >> thank you. we'll check back with you throughout the afternoon and evening. a rare sight in cleveland, ohio. vice president biden's plane parked on the other side of an air field not far from two romney campaign planes. they all visited at the same time. the winner won the presidency 12 times in a row. vice president biden's stop was not announced before it happened. he and his wife jill posed for pictures and had lunch in a popular spot called landmark restaurant. this is biden's 22 trip to ohio. the campaign says it was planned for some time. biden is now in chicago. >> as you said mr. obama spending election day in chicago. mark matthews with more on the day and some bay area members of his campaign. >> they arrived this morning after a flu
now here in boston, they will watch closely the early returns, some of the key states, particularly from virginia. the polls close there in less than an hour, folks here will be watching closely to see how the governor is doing. if he's doing well, then they're confident here they may have a good night.k live in boston, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >> thank you. we'll check back with you throughout the afternoon and evening. a rare sight in cleveland, ohio. vice president biden's plane...
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[laughter] guest: right now with of the boston does is something like he said. -- but the filibuster does is something like you said. a call the pathway to -- host: the pathway to 60 includes an independent from the state of maine who has not said what party he will caucus with. guest: i think it is a good bet he will sit with the democrats. one of our reporters spoke to harry reid, and he called angus king, who i do not think will stay for awhile. the republicans went after anxious -- angus king and the democrats did not endorse. they attack the republicans, but they did not endorse. i think basically harry reid is confident he will be sitting on their side of the aisle. host: mike, new york, democratic caller. caller: i wanted to focus in on three things i believe the democrats as well as the republicans should do that would move lower country forward. let's start with the republicans -- our country forward. let's start with the republicans. i was there with the perspective of not being mean- spirited. we know it is not going to happen 100%. the republicans think they have good ide
[laughter] guest: right now with of the boston does is something like he said. -- but the filibuster does is something like you said. a call the pathway to -- host: the pathway to 60 includes an independent from the state of maine who has not said what party he will caucus with. guest: i think it is a good bet he will sit with the democrats. one of our reporters spoke to harry reid, and he called angus king, who i do not think will stay for awhile. the republicans went after anxious -- angus...
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rommey will be in floridaa virginia aad new hampshire -- & boston. their running mates wiil also be making the rounds. vice prrsident joe biden has stoos planned in sterling and & richmond, virginia.paul ryan &pwiil visit nevada, colorado, iowa and ohio.during a top in hollywwod, florida suuday obama urged the crowd to stick with him for four morr years.. you've got a choice to maae. pi's not just a choice between two paaties orrcandidates, it's a choice between two visiinn of america. n the one hand you can choose to return to the top down policies that crashee ouu economy, or you can join me in building a fuuure thattfoccses - on a trong ann growing middle class. (applause).at a rally in clevellnd sunday, romney said it's time for a change. all he ds and alllthe 3 record. because you see, talkk is cheep. but aarecood, it's real, and it's earned with real effort. change is not meesured in words annd speeches. change is measured in achievements. o, let's look at that record.a c-n-n / o-r-c- internnttonal poll shows the race at a dead heat. 49-percent
rommey will be in floridaa virginia aad new hampshire -- & boston. their running mates wiil also be making the rounds. vice prrsident joe biden has stoos planned in sterling and & richmond, virginia.paul ryan &pwiil visit nevada, colorado, iowa and ohio.during a top in hollywwod, florida suuday obama urged the crowd to stick with him for four morr years.. you've got a choice to maae. pi's not just a choice between two paaties orrcandidates, it's a choice between two visiinn of...
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bbc news in boston. >> a nervous night for mitt romney and barack obama. among the states we're looking at, perhaps none are being watched more closely than ohio and florida. if laura trevelyan is in miami. clyde is in cleveland. let's start with you. have aligned and as long there as they have been everywhere else in the country -- have the lines been as long there as they have been everywhere else in the country? >> they have been pretty long. at about 7:00 this morning, the actual stores open at 6:30 a.m., and there were already 20 people there. and it was a slow trickle. election officials are estimating about 70%, not as high in the previous election. but lorimar, millions have already voted in early voting -- but remember, millions have already voted in early voting in this state. we did see joe biden breeze in to try to shore up the final push for votes. president obama has had a bit of a lead during the last few months and it has tightened in the last few months -- few weeks. unemployment is lower. there are fewer foreclosures. there is a sense of
bbc news in boston. >> a nervous night for mitt romney and barack obama. among the states we're looking at, perhaps none are being watched more closely than ohio and florida. if laura trevelyan is in miami. clyde is in cleveland. let's start with you. have aligned and as long there as they have been everywhere else in the country -- have the lines been as long there as they have been everywhere else in the country? >> they have been pretty long. at about 7:00 this morning, the...
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not everyone in boston is white at the time. within a month of their arrival in october 1758, three british officers had been discovered encouraging some african- american slaves in boston tio attack their white masters. one of those drugs officers, captain john wilson, a shared the black bostonian it's that the soldiers were come here to procure your freedom and with your help and assistance we should be able to drive all the liberty boys to the devil." one of the slaves he spoke with -- while the slaves ignored him, several white residents lodged complaints and captain wilson and his probably drunk friends could engage in a dangerous conspiracy to foment. >> colonial life in british occupied boston, saturday night at 8:00 eastern, part of a holiday weekend now through monday morning on c-span3. [video clip] >> we remember barack obama's speech in 2004 at the democratic national convention, the dazzling masterpiece that instantly makes him a national figure. lincoln gives a dazzling speech in new york. >> cooper union. >> the q
not everyone in boston is white at the time. within a month of their arrival in october 1758, three british officers had been discovered encouraging some african- american slaves in boston tio attack their white masters. one of those drugs officers, captain john wilson, a shared the black bostonian it's that the soldiers were come here to procure your freedom and with your help and assistance we should be able to drive all the liberty boys to the devil." one of the slaves he spoke with --...
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i'm chris matthews up in boston. let me start with this petraeus sex story. sex, sex, sex, that's what it's about. the testy, seamy search for something wild in the button down world of spies, spooks, whatever they call themselves these days, and the shined boots and chest medals of the combat elite. a general has an affair with a young reporter. that young reporter spies some competition, tells her to bug off. meanwhile, that competition becomes the target of tens of thousands of e-mails from yet another general. what a soap opera. but guess what? one of the generals, actually an ex-general, is head of the cia, or just was. the other general, the one sending the e-mail by the bushel, is our commander in charge in afghanistan. if this were a british plot, and it sure is kinky enough, we'd be calling it "carry on generals," but there are stakes. and one of them is our country's security. let's not forget as we dig deeper that fact into this plot tonight. joining us right now is "washington post" reporter sari horwitz and david woods, senior military correspond
i'm chris matthews up in boston. let me start with this petraeus sex story. sex, sex, sex, that's what it's about. the testy, seamy search for something wild in the button down world of spies, spooks, whatever they call themselves these days, and the shined boots and chest medals of the combat elite. a general has an affair with a young reporter. that young reporter spies some competition, tells her to bug off. meanwhile, that competition becomes the target of tens of thousands of e-mails from...
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matt viser from "the boston globe" and ashley parker of the "new york times." ashley, thank you so much. you were right in there. give me the tick tock. tell me the mood tuesday night because it seemed to me there was some amazing time before -- between when we called it here at nbc around 11:00, a little after 11:00, 11:20, and when the after 11:00 and when the loser came out and talked, romney. >> it went from extreme confidence to extreme shell shocked at the very end when he came out to speak. in between, there was this weerld moment of what's going to happen. all the aids have been told to show up with packed bags ready to go in case there was a recount. there was a call that said there was going to be a recount in virginia or ohio. bring your bags outside of the garden. we're taking them to the airport and you'll be on the first flights out to virginia and ohio. and obviously, that was called off. >> then there was a point where the presidential candidate himself governor romney came outside and said it's gone? >> i mean, so he was not watching tv actuall
matt viser from "the boston globe" and ashley parker of the "new york times." ashley, thank you so much. you were right in there. give me the tick tock. tell me the mood tuesday night because it seemed to me there was some amazing time before -- between when we called it here at nbc around 11:00, a little after 11:00, 11:20, and when the after 11:00 and when the loser came out and talked, romney. >> it went from extreme confidence to extreme shell shocked at the very...
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obama is in chicago, mitt romney, in boston. live coverage starts tomorrow and you can watch online or listen on c-span radio. 3rd party candidatse took place in a debate hosted by the free adnd equal foundation. gary johnsin, jill stein, the constitution party and anderson of the justice party. moderated by larry king. it is an hour and a half. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] [captions performed by national captioning institute] ♪ ♪ >> four our audience and those listening online, to our candidates and moderators and broadcsasting partners, and every individual to watch this historic debate. no matter where you are tuning in -- this debate is for individuals. the voter, the taxpayer, the hard-working middle-class worker. i am christina tobin. i welcome and thank everyone for being here tonight. tonight we're taking part in something real and honest and open. without private interests controlling. [applause] without them controlling the questions that we ask and answer is that the candidates deliver.
obama is in chicago, mitt romney, in boston. live coverage starts tomorrow and you can watch online or listen on c-span radio. 3rd party candidatse took place in a debate hosted by the free adnd equal foundation. gary johnsin, jill stein, the constitution party and anderson of the justice party. moderated by larry king. it is an hour and a half. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] [captions performed by national captioning institute] ♪ ♪ >> four our audience and...
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. >> as for mitt romney, in a twisted this picture of him in his boston hotel room this morning surrounded by family members, and a gallon of chocolate milk. after a gracious concession speech mitt romney's political future remains uncertain. his running mate, paul ryan returns to his old job in congress. >> with this level of the president did a very, very effective campaign. second i think the country was looking at a different set of things and we were looking at. >> we are going to hear a lot about what it is not the republicans that are celebrating into michael yaki will be here to analyze the results. >>pam: new tonight an attempted kidnapping of a 42 year-old girl in broad daylight in east oakland this happened on tuesday as the child was walking to her neighborhood on the international boulevard near 103rd. they tried to grab her from behind around 4:30 >> they tried to draw occurred toward the vehicle they believe that she was going to be put inside of that car. she was able to break free from this stranger. she told her parents what happened and the first suspect we are looking a
. >> as for mitt romney, in a twisted this picture of him in his boston hotel room this morning surrounded by family members, and a gallon of chocolate milk. after a gracious concession speech mitt romney's political future remains uncertain. his running mate, paul ryan returns to his old job in congress. >> with this level of the president did a very, very effective campaign. second i think the country was looking at a different set of things and we were looking at. >> we are...
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not everyone in boston is white. but in a month of their arrival of 1768, three british officers have been discovered encouraging african-american slaves to attack their white masters. one of those drunk officers is captain john wilson. he assured the black bostonian that the soldiers would come here to procure your freedom and with your help and assistance we should be able to drive the liberty boys to the devil. while the slaves ignored these lies, the british army is not in boston to free the slaves. several white residents watched complains. they were engaged in a dangerous ploy. >> 7 night at 8:00 eastern part of the holiday weekend now and monday morning. on c-span 3 american history to be. now behind the scenes at the white house with two presidential daughters who spent part of their teenage years living there. it is a conversation with susan ford bales and lyndon johnson robb. this event in new york is one hour and 15 minutes. >> susan ford bales is the daughter of president gerald ford and betty ford. she l
not everyone in boston is white. but in a month of their arrival of 1768, three british officers have been discovered encouraging african-american slaves to attack their white masters. one of those drunk officers is captain john wilson. he assured the black bostonian that the soldiers would come here to procure your freedom and with your help and assistance we should be able to drive the liberty boys to the devil. while the slaves ignored these lies, the british army is not in boston to free...
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he is heading back to boston to watch the returns with his family in downtown boston. that is where his election watch party will be held. i talked to a senior adviser how they viewed the turnout. wolf? >> are they pretty confident about winning ohio right now, the romney folks? >> reporter: they are predicting a victory in ohio. but a republican source close to the romney campaign operation in ohio who told me, wolf, this will be d8'ose, "very close in the state of ohio." one reason why they're in pennsylvania is demographically speaking, it's very similar to ìc% rural working class voters. that is a voting bloc that romney has targeted throughout the campaign but it does not have the baggage the automobile bailout issue that's troubled romney in ohio. >> jim acosta on the scene for us. thank you. >>> let's go to chicago right now, where president obama and his family and top aides are hunkered down, awaiting tonight's results. the president did make a surprise public appearance and squeezed in a little bit of basketball. jessica yellin is on the scene for us there.
he is heading back to boston to watch the returns with his family in downtown boston. that is where his election watch party will be held. i talked to a senior adviser how they viewed the turnout. wolf? >> are they pretty confident about winning ohio right now, the romney folks? >> reporter: they are predicting a victory in ohio. but a republican source close to the romney campaign operation in ohio who told me, wolf, this will be d8'ose, "very close in the state of...